Stamp-holding book



A. L. BRINOKLE STAMP HOLDING BOOK.

(No Model.)

Patented July 2, 1895..

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ADDINGTON L. BRINGKLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAMP-HOLDING BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 541,833, dated July 2,1895.

Applicati n filed December '7, 1894:. Serial No. 531,110. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known th at I, ADDINGTON L. BRINCKLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingin Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStampHolding Books, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to stamp holding books.

The object is to provide a book in which stamps may be temporarily boundand retained readily detachable, by being prevented from adhering to theleaves of the book.

With this object in View, the invention consists in an improvedconstruction and a certain combination and arrangement of parts, whichwill be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing one embodiment of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation thereof, showing the bookclosed. Fig.8 is a similar view, showing the book opened. Fig. 4. is aview, showing the manner in which the stamps are placed in the book.Fig. 5 is a view of a portion of the side of a book partly in sectionshowing the fastening of the elastic.

In the drawings, A, represents the book, which comprises a number ofsheets or leaves a, of oiled or other suitable paper or cloth, and abinding a For general and individual use of the stamp holding book, itis preferable to employ a flexible binding, so that stamps may beremovably held and the book filled as often as required. By the use ofoiled paper, cloth or any material substantially the same, all moisturewill be effectually excluded and the adhesive coating of the stampsthereby retained dry and hard. The stamps, 0. which are preferably insheet form, are arranged in an alternating series, by being interposedbetween the oiled paper leaves of the book.

As shown the binding proper of the book resembles somewhat aconstruction known as a temporary binder, in being provided with aspring or strip of elastic a at each end thereof, and fixed in a mannerto hold the book tightly closed and the leaves thereof under constanttension, thereby securely retaining the loose sheets of stamps betweenthe leaves. This elastic serves further to spread the leaves, which arepermanently secured, when the binding proper is turned back, as shown inFig. 4, and when thus placed, the book may be readily filled withstamps, which, as the book is turned back to'the position shown in Fig.2, will be securely clamped between the leaves.

Prominent among the many advantages of this invention may be mentioned,its extreme simplicity of construction and low cost of manufactu re,together with its general usefulness and effectiveness for the purposedesigned.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim i's 1. Atemporary binding, leaves or sheets re movably arranged therein andhaving an adhesive coating, an alternating series of nonadhesiveprotecting leaves or sheets suitably secured, a flexible back andelastic bands connectin g the sides or lids of the cover, each bandbeing attached to the cover at the junction of the back and sides, in amanner to retain the book opened or closed, as specified.

2. A book, consisting of a number of leaves having an adhesive coating,an alternating series of non-adhesive protecting sheets, afiexible back,and elastic bands connecting the sides of the cover, each band beingattached at the junction of the back and sides, whereby the leaves orsheets will be retained opened or closed, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADDINGTON L. BRINOKLE. Witnesses:

CHAs. S. SALIN, WM. l-I. FISHER.

